Official: AC Milan vs. Napoli starting XIs – one change from Frosinone game

AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli has made one change to the starting line-up for the game against Napoli compared to the side that beat Frosinone last weekend.

The absentees for the game include Tommaso Pobega, Malick Thiaw, Fikayo Tomori and Pierre Kalulu who are injured, Tijjani Reijnders who is suspended and Samuel Chukwueze who will play in the African Cup of Nations final tonight.

Pioli has opted to field a back four of Davide Calabria, Simon Kjaer, Matteo Gabbia and Theo Hernandez once again in front of the goalkeeper Mike Maignan.

With Reijnders out, the Milan boss has named Ismael Bennacer in the starting line-up again alongside Yacine Adli as the double pivot.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek will act as the advanced midfielder with Christian Pulisic on his right and Rafael Leao on the opposite flank. Olivier Giroud will lead the line.

Official Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Kjaer, Gabbia, Hernandez; Adli, Bennacer; Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leao; Giroud.

Bench: Sportiello, Mirante, Jovic, Okafor, Terracciano, Florenzi, Jimenez, Musah, Eletu, Simic.

Official Napoli XI (3-5-1-1): Gollini; Ostigard, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus; Di Lorenzo, Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski, Mazzocchi; Kvaratskhelia, Simeone.

Bench: Comti, Natam, Traoré, Olivera, Politano, Cajuste, Ngong, Lindstrom, Dendoncker, Raspadori.